3 Herbal Popcorn Seasoning Blends That Friends and Family Will Love
Posted on20 Feb 2017
Busy families need healthy snacks and all the better if they offer an easy way to incorporate herbs into your daily diet.... Read More
5 Storage Containers Every Herbalist Should Have On Hand (And Where To Buy Them)
Posted on16 Jan 2017
One of the joys of being an herbalist is making herbal preparations. Whether you are using herbs from your own garden and... Read More
101 Herbal Books To Build Your Herbal Library
Posted on05 Dec 2016
As we so often remind our readers and students, learning herbalism is a lifelong journey to be savored and experienced. It is... Read More
15 Uses for Cinnamon
Posted on14 Nov 2016
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Cinnamon is a much loved staple in our kitchens. Its sweet, floral, clove-like, earthy, and spicy aroma and flavor complement cookies, cakes,... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica with Burdock
Posted on19 Oct 2016
Most of us know burdock, even if we don’t realize we know burdock. This plant’s ingenious seed dispersal system—its clingy burrs—demands we... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica: Holy Basil
Posted on30 Sep 2016
There is an herb in my local materia medica that is not native to my area, does not grow wild, isn’t hardy... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica With Motherwort
Posted on08 Aug 2016
Motherwort is the gift that keeps on giving in my garden. A member of the tenacious mint family (Lamiaceae), she self-seeds herself... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica With Plantain (+ Plantain Salve Recipe)
Posted on13 Jul 2016
Part of the beauty of a local materia medica is its humility, and you can’t get much more humble than plantain (Plantago... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica with Yellow Dock
Posted on24 Jun 2016
I had originally intended to write this month’s local materia medica about another herb entirely, but then I replaced the fence around... Read More
Creating a Local Materia Medica with Violet
Posted on16 May 2016
Modern herbalists are fortunate to have access to a vast array of herbs from far corners of the globe. Herbs and spices... Read More